Reports have surfaced that Tom Brady wants to be completely exonerated...is that the reality? Plus, can Aaron Dobson play a big role in 2015, and is Jimmy G fighting with Matt Flynn for the back-up job?

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ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss said the starting right cornerback spot is still a...Logan Ryan has the early edge but will face competition from Bradley Fletcher and Tarell Brown. Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler appears to be locked in as the starting left...

Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount is practicing on Saturday.Blount was placed on the active/NFI list to start training camp after failing his conditioning test. His appearance in practice on Saturday suggests he passed the second...

Sophomore RB James White is working with the first team as the third-down back in Patriots...CSN New England's Tom Curran said it "seems" the Patriots are going to give White the first crack to earn the third-down job vacated by Shane Vereen. Even if White...

U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman ordered Tom Brady and Roger Goodell to appear in court...Berman requested the two sides "engage in comprehensive, good-faith settlement discussions prior to the conference on August 12." Though the judge did not mention...

Patriots LB Dane Fletcher is expected to open the season on reserve/PUP.Reserve/PUP would cost Fletcher the first six games of the season. A core special teamer and reserve linebacker, Fletcher tore his ACL late last year. He finished 2014...

Coach Bill Belichick said WR Aaron Dobson reported to camp in "great shape" and...Dobson's first two seasons were ruined by injuries. By all accounts, he's healthy for 2015. He'll have to keep it that way as he competes for a role behind Julian Edelman...

Patriots ILB Dont'a Hightower (shoulder) was participating as training camp opened Thursday.Hightower's Week 1 status was previously thought to be in doubt, so he's far ahead of schedule off February surgery. He had six sacks and 89 tackles in just 12 games last...

A Minnesota judge has transferred the NFLPA's Tom Brady lawsuit back to New York.The NFLPA filed the suit in Minnesota in an effort to get Judge David Doty, who has historically sided with the Player's Association. U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle saw...

Patriots RT Sebastian Vollmer (shoulder) is participating as camp opens.Vollmer underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum shortly after the Super Bowl. The top-11 tackle per PFF's grades is ready to go on the right side, opposite left tackle...

The Boston Globe hears LeGarrette Blount did not pass his conditioning test Wednesday.Players had to run 20 sprints of 50 yards in under eight seconds each. Blount only did 12, so he was placed on active/NFI. He'll be activated as soon as he passes the test.

Patriots placed RB LeGarrette Blount on the active/NFI list.Blount was a full participant in offseason workouts, but must have suffered an injury after minicamp. It's possible he's dealing with a day-to-day situation. Brandon Bolden...

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, "inside the building" there is a belief at...RapSheet isn't specific about when the Patriots expect Brady "on the field," but this presumably is in reference to Week 1. The Patriots are staying optimistic...

Patriots owner Robert Kraft released a statement Wednesday, saying the "decision" by...Known to be tight with commissioner Roger Goodell, Kraft unloaded on the league. "Six months removed from the AFC Championship game, the league still has no hard...

Suspended QB Tom Brady wrote on Facebook Wednesday morning, "I am very disappointed by..."...To try and reconcile the record and fully cooperate with the investigation after I was disciplined in May, we turned over detailed pages of cell phone records and...